One of the most clear-cut benefits of solar panels is the ability to hedge utility prices. In the past ten years, residential electricity prices have gone up by an average of three percent annually. By investing in a solar energy system now, you can fix your electricity rate and protect against unpredictable increases in electricity costs. If you are a business or a homeowner with fluctuating cash flow, going solar also helps you better forecast and manage your expenses.

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Solar panels are not an expense – they are an investment! They are one of the best ways to invest, with better returns than your traditional investments in the share market. Thanks to substantial electricity bill savings, the average New Zealander homeowner pays off their solar panel system in seven to eight years and sees an ROI of 20 percent or more as an average Solar System lasts for 25 years.